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Sotheby's is auctioning a unique artifact that's been to the moon and back

The moon has always been a marketable source of mythology and mysticism. Just last year the buzzy health brand Moon Juice managed to coopt Gwyneth Paltrow into drinking its luxe “moon dust” smoothie every morning. Of course, the active ingredient does not actually come from the moon, but the otherworldly ... More

Exquisite antiques and an expert eye make this Parisian apartment one for the history books. See why, here

Antiques dealer Sylvain Lévy-Alban lives like royalty. Take the inlaid marble on the floor of a passage in his Paris apartment. "It's Sicilian from the 18th century," he says, "probably from a palace." The tapestry in the sitting room of Emperor Constantine going into battle? "It's 17th century; it belonged ... More

Hermès, Saint Louis, Puiforcat and renowned cognac brand Louis XIII have created three custom trunks in their ultra-luxe L’Odyssée d’un Roi collaboration, celebrating Louis XIII’s compelling history of travel. The trunks, which house a bespoke cognac decanter and stunning ... More

David Bowie, famous as a musician, actor and cultural icon, had a lesser known identity: art collector. “The only thing I buy addictively is art,” Bowie told the BBC in 1999. With the help of Sotheby’s, Bowie’s personal collection of artwork will be available for public viewing starting this ... More

When the hankering for great art in New York overcomes me, the first thing I do is head immediately to the calendar. Weekends at the Met, MoMA, Guggenheim and other major museums are out, as hordes of tourists kill any intimacy. Weekdays aren’t much better, awash with school groups ... More

As the only soccer player to ever win three World Cup titles, Pelé is a living legend. Over the next three days, the star’s World Cup medals from 1958, 1962 and 1970 will be among an extensive collection of items auctioned off at the Mall Galleries in London. Sponsored ... More

Strict new bans on its sale have antiques dealers and collectors in the throes of a raging battle with wildlife advocates and politicians

Jon Crumiller has never killed an elephant. He is as upset as anyone over the continued slaughter of the animals in Africa for their tusks. But he does own hundreds of pieces of antique carved ivory—in the form of rooks, knights, queens, kings, bishops and pawns. For that, ... More

Collecting rare wine can be a lucrative and fun investment—but high-stakes buyers should be wary of sour grapes

The sale of counterfeit wines at the highest tier is a costly problem that’s compounding at an alarming rate. It was recently revealed that Benoît Violier, the 44-year-old acclaimed French-Swiss chef who stunned the haute-culinary world by taking his own life last month, was likely the recent victim of a ... More

How did a wedding gift to John Huston survive Elizabeth Taylor and Artie Shaw only to end up in a plastic box outside of Santa Barbara?

Towering green hedges flank an imposing wrought-iron gate, which opens to reveal an acre of verdant, manicured lawn surrounding a white Spanish stucco structure with a rolling red-tile roof. The scene could accurately be described as the very essence of Southern California architecture, so it’s fitting that nestled inside is ... More